Ivan Canjuga, 20-year-old Varaždin player, becomes a key figure with potential impact against Dinamo. Kovačević must avoid risks with 30 million euros and maintain defense. The coach rotates players to preserve strength for Stavanger. Canjuga, like Luke Stojković, has a talent for ball control, but is absent due to injury. Kovačević uses bench players to fix goal difference. Varaždin, with nine points, has an opportunity for a leap in player hierarchy. Varaždin's defense conceded twice, but Dinamo's attack is a problem. Kovačević sets a reserve defense with Tabinas, Galešić, Radeljić, and God. The standard quartet Valinčić-Dominguez-McKenna-Perez-Vinlöf could be replaced, but Kovačević must preserve Stojković and Zajc for Stavanger. In midfield, space opens for an experiment with Mudražij and Šunta.